CINEMA-GOERS should be very excited for 2019 movies with the likes of Avengers Endgame, Captain Marvel, Detective Pikachu and X-Men Dark Phoenix, so here’s part 1 from January to June of our guide to next year’s unmissable blockbusters.

January

The Favourite (January 1)A favourite – pun not intended – for the 2019 Oscars, this late Restoration piece is the latest from The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos.

The Favourite is a comedy-drama that sees Olivia Coleman play Queen Anne, as her court favourites and lovers Abigail (Emma Stone) and Sarah (Rachel Weisz) vie for her affections. Check out our four-star review here.

Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett return as Lucy and Batman respectively.

Brie Larson stars as Captain Marvel (Image: MARVEL)

March

Fighting With My Family (March 1)Produced by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, comes the true story of WWE wrestler Paige, from her amateur days in Norwich with her wrestling family to winning her first belt.

Written and directed by The Office’s Stephen Merchant, Fighting With My Family stars Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Headey and Vince Vaughn – alongside The Rock as himself.

Based on the 1941 animation of the same name, Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and Eva Green star.

April

Pet Sematary (April 5)Based on Stephen King’s terrifying novel of the same name, Pet Sematary follows Jason Clarke’s Louis Creed, a doctor who moves to the country with his family. However, he soon discovers they’ve moved near a pet cemetery that is built upon an ancient burial ground.

Louis’ toddler is killed in an accident, where he’s buried in the same cemetery – but, the boy is soon resurrected in a demonic form.

Meanwhile, John Lithgow also stars as Jud Crandall, a neighbour of Louis’ who he turns to when events turn dark.

Shazam! (April 5)The seventh instalment in the DC Extended Universe follows 14-year-old Billy Batson who is given the power to transform into an adult superhero by an ancient wizard.

All he has to do is say “Shazam!” for his godlike transformation to take place. Meanwhile, Mark Strong stars as the evil Dr Thaddeus Sivana.

The Sisters Brothers (April 5)John C Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play two brothers called Eli and Charlie Sisters in this dark comic Western.

Set in 1851, the film follows The Sisters Brothers on a journey through Oregon, via a dangerous brothel, on the way to the gold rush hills of California.

Eighth grade follows a 13-year-old girl during her last week of classes before graduating to high school.

Avengers Endgame (April 26)The sequel to last year’s earth-shattering Avengers Infinity War may just break the box office in 2019.

With half the universe dead after Thanos’ Snap, the surviving Avengers will have to team up with Captain Marvel to resurrect the dead, but how?

Judging by Ant-Man’s arrival with the Quantum Tunnel van in theAvengers Endgame’s first trailer, it looks like the key lies with Scott Lang and the Quantum Realm.

May

Detective Pikachu (May 10)The first live-action Pokemon movie may just be one of the most highly-anticipated movies of 2019.

Based on the video game of the same name, Ryan Reynolds stars as the electric yellow Pokemon as he sets out with a former Pokemon Trainer to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of the latter’s detective father.

John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (May 17)Keanu Reeves returns as the legendary assassin, who now has a $14 million global contract on his head for killing a member of the High Table in The Continental hotel in the last movie.

Ian McShane returns as the hotel’s manager Winston, alongside Laurence Fishburne’s The Bowery King, while Halle Berry joins the cast as an assassin called Sofia.

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June

Dark Phoenix (June 7)Originally set for release in 2018, the fourth movie in the X-Men prequel series is set in 1992, a decade after the events of X-Men Apocalypse.

A sort-of remake of X-Men The Last Stand, this film sees Jean Grey lose control of her powers and become the Phoenix.

Men In Black: International (June 14)Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones may not be appearing in Men In Black 4, but Thor Ragnarok comic duo Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson have stepped up in this reboot set in the same universe.

Focused on the London team of the Men In Black, the two agents set out across the globe to solve a murder mystery.

Toy Story 4 (June 21)Almost a decade since the last outing sees the return of Woody and Buzz Lightyear.